Big Ten Recruiting Class Rankings 5-30
Just a little bit of change since last week, but ESPN did tweak their ratings a bit. Action since last rankings:
5-25-10 Wisconsin gains commitment from Austin Maly.
5-26-10 Penn State gains commitment from Kyle Carter. Wisconsin gains commitment from Eric Steffes.
5-28-10 Michigan gains commitment from Chris Rock.
| Big Ten Recruiting Class Rankings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | School | # of Commits | Rivals 250 | Scout Average | ESPN 150 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 11 | 2 | 3.64 | 6 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | 9 | 4 | 3.56 | 4 |
| 3 | Michigan | 5 | 2 | 3.20 | 2 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 5 | 1 | 3.20 | 1 |
| 5 | Indiana | 8 | 0 | 2.38 | 0 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 4 | 1 | 2.00 | 0 |
| 7 | Iowa | 3 | 1 | 2.67 | 0 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 2 | 1 | 2.50 | 1 |
| 9 | Northwestern | 2 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 |
| 10 | Illinois | 2 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 |
| 11 | Purdue | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 |
| 12 | Penn State | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 0 |
I'll only make charts for the teams that currently have commits. Rivals 250 means that a given prospect is on the Rivals 250 to Watch, and ESPN 150 means that a prospect is on the Watch List for the ESPNU 150. Scout ratings are on the 5-star scale.
| #1 Ohio State - 11 Commits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Steve Miller | DE | 250 | 5 | 150* |
| Kenny Hayes | DE | 250 | 4 | 46 |
| Brian Bobek | OL | NR | 4 | 150* |
| Chase Farris | DE | NR | 4 | 150* |
| Michael Bennett | DT | NR | 4 | 150* |
| DerJuan Gambrell | CB | NR | 4 | 45 |
| Jeremy Cash | S | NR | 3 | 150* |
| Jeff Heuerman | TE | NR | 3 | 150* |
| Antonio Underwood | OL | NR | 3 | 46 |
| Chris Carter | OL | NR | 3 | 46 |
| Tommy Brown | OL | NR | 3 | 46 |
No change.
| #2 Notre Dame - 9 Commits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Ben Koyack | TE | 250 | 5 | 150* |
| Conor Hanratty | OL | 250 | 4 | 150* |
| Matt Hegarty | OL | 250 | 4 | 150* |
| Jarrett Grace | LB | 250 | 4 | 46 |
| Jordan Prestwood | OL | NR | 4 | 150* |
| Tony Springmann | OL | NR | 4 | 46 |
| Brad Carrico | OL | NR | 3 | 46 |
| Matthias Farley | CB | NR | 3 | 46 |
| Kyle Brindza | K | NR | 1 | 45 |
Irish have been stagnating for quite some time now.
| #3 Michigan - 5 Commits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Delonte Hollowell | CB | 250 | 3 | 150* |
| Chris Rock | DE | 250 | 3 | 46 |
| Brennen Beyer | DE | NR | 4 | 150* |
| Greg Brown | CB | NR | 3 | 46 |
| Shawn Conway | WR | NR | 3 | 46 |
Michigan picks up Chris Rock, and a couple more commits may be on the way.
| #4 Michigan State - 5 Commits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Lawrence Thomas | LB | 250 | 5 | 150* |
| Onaje Miller | RB/Ath | NR | 4 | 45 |
| Taiwan Jones | Ath/LB | NR | 3 | 45 |
| Connor Cook | QB | NR | 2 | 46 |
| AJ Sims | CB | NR | 2 | 46 |
No change for Sparty.
| #5 Indiana - 8 Commits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Jake Reed | TE | NR | 3 | 46 |
| Ralston Evans | OL | NR | 3 | 46 |
| Max Pirman | LB | NR | 3 | 45 |
| Kyle Kennedy | LB | NR | 2 | 46 |
| Tre Roberson | QB | NR | 2 | 46 |
| Kirk Harris | OL | NR | 2 | 46 |
| Zack Shaw | LB | NR | 2 | 46 |
| Mike Replogle | LB | NR | 2 | 45 |
Nothing new for the Hoosiers.
| #6 Wisconsin - 4 Commits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Jake Keefer | LB | 250 | 3 | 46 |
| Sam Arneson | TE | NR | 2 | 46 |
| Austin Maly | TE | NR | 2 | 45 |
| Eric Steffes | TE | NR | 1 | 45 |
Wisconsin is forming a recruiting class composed entirely of tight ends.
| #7 Iowa - 3 Commits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Austin Blythe | OL | 250 | 3 | 46 |
| Marcus Grant | WR | NR | 2 | 46 |
| JaCorey Shepherd | WR | NR | 3 | 46 |
Iowa passed by Wisconsin.
| #8 Minnesota - 2 Commits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Tommy Olson | OL | 250 | 2 | 150* |
| James Farrow | CB | NR | 3 | 46 |
Still no change for the Gophers.
| #9 Northwestern - 2 Commits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Sean Cotton | S | NR | 3 | 46 |
| Jarrell Williams | CB | NR | 3 | 46 |
No change.
| #10 Illinois - 2 Commits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Zeph Grimes | S | NR | 3 | 46 |
| Hunter Wells | OL | NR | 3 | 45 |
Lol Zook.
| #11 Purdue - 1 Commit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Robert Kugler | TE | NR | 3 | 45 |
Nothing new for Purdue.
| #12 Penn State - 1 Commit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Kyle Carter | TE | NR | 1 | 46 |
Nittany Lions! Welcome to the show.
this once a week recruiting update idea. I hope you plan to continue it throughout the year.
Thanks and plus one.
What's your take on PSU's Carter? Came out of no where, completely off the radar, and his stats are no where near impressive.
Looks like Penn State found their slump-buster.
Glad to see this staff continue to pile up on defense, now if we can get some Midwest kids that play OL and LB that would be great.
Finally they get a commit, what took them so long.
we haven't had an angry "where are the offensive linemen?!?!" guy around here yet. I always get a kick out of the people who are up in arms about our recruiting class despite the fact that signing day is inevitably months and months away.
Out of 53 Big Ten (plus Notre Dame) commits, eight of them are tight ends. That's an oddly large percentage of TEs.
Some of them (including, I think, at least one of the Wisconsin guys) will probably end up at different positions - such as linebacker.
At least a couple more tight ends should join Big Ten classes as well. Michigan and Ohio State are both looking to add a tight end, and other schools might be as well.
more commitments 'may be on the way', who are the likely recruits?
Maybe a sleeper prospect who gets a camp offer, or maybe one of the guys Michigan fans have seemingly been waiting for waaaay too long (Zettel, Hart). Read the Wednesday Recruitin' posts for more detail.
You should work in showbiz: "Stay tuned for scenes from tomorrow's all-new Wednesday Recruitin'..." :D
...update in A2.com:
Shawn Conway committed to Michigan two minutes after the Wolverines offered him a scholarship. It only took him that long because Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez was still explaining everything the offer entailed.
“It just felt so surreal,” Conway said of his February commitment. “The college that I’ve always wanted to come to, they just offered me. I just took it. I didn’t have to think about it at all.”
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“This state’s going to see the absolute best Shawn Conway possible this year,” Birmingham Seaholm coach Chris Fahr said. “Michigan is going to get a great football player and a great person. Even though they’re really excited about what they’re getting, I don’t even think they have any idea about the season that this kid is going to have.”
He changed his diet to include more protein and do away with most fast foods, and he dedicated himself to the weight room since the end of a basketball season in which he averaged 21 points and 11 rebounds per game.
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“[Conway's] probably going to play 15 to 20 pounds heavier than he did last year,” Fahr said. “He’s spent a lot more time in the weight room. He’s being a lot more diligent with his diet as well as he’s working his butt off. I expect him to be a 6-foot-4, 195-pound, 200-pound physical yet athletic receiver next year.”
What's the word from the Penn State fans on how well their class is going? The one guy that they just picked up is solid 2* material, and I'm not hearing much about them being in on lots of blue chippers.
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